Episode 408 - Uncle Andy's

About this episode

The episode discusses a personal memoir about Andy Warhol's family and touches on various related topics.

So folks ask me to do more nonfiction on this podcast, and while I admit that it is a bit of a stretch to call today's book pure nonfiction, I at least think that it's closely aligned. It's not a biography, though. Consider it more of a personal memoir from 1962. In essence, it's the true story of Andy Warhol's extended family, written by one of his nephews. Sadly, James Warhola didn't continue to make much in the way of children's books (though he did make a sequel to this book called Uncle Andy's Cats). We discuss everything from David Bowie's depiction of Andy in the film Basquiat, to creepy ventriloquist dummies, to what you should do if roughly a dozen members of your extended family show up at your door (answer: put them to work). For the full Show Notes of this week's episode, please visit: https://afuse8production.slj.com/2026/05/11/fuse-8-n-kate-uncle-andys-by-james-warhola/

People in this episode

Hosts: Betsy Bird, Kate Atienza

Topics covered

• nonfiction
• memoir
• family
• art
• children's books

Keywords

• Andy Warhol
• James Warhola
• memoir
• children's books
• David Bowie
• Basquiat

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Basquiat, Uncle Andy's Cats

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